Rankins, Sharon

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Sharon Rankins

Sharon Rankins, 68, of Chattanooga, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 in a local hospital.

A native of Kokomo, In., and the daughter of the late Charles and Mabel Suits Hatt, she graduated from Kokomo High School. She had lived in Chattanooga since 1988 and retired from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. She was a member of Lupton Drive Baptist Church and was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend.

Thelma Louise Langston McCorkle, 75, of Ooltewah, passed away Monday February 19, 2018. A lifelong resident of the North Georgia Chattanooga area, she was a former employee of Dixie Industries, where she worked for nine years. She is preceded in death by her husband, James L. McCorkle; parents, Clarence Edward and Vertle Lee Land Langston; and brother, Howard Langston. She ... (click for more)

Pamela Denise Hannah Thacker passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018. She was born in LaFayette, Ga., on Dec. 21, 1953. Denise was preceded in death by her parents, Reverend Dennis and Dorothy Hannah, and her brothers, Ronald, Donald, and Carl Hannah. Survivors include her son, Eric Thacker; brother, Jim Hannah; granddaughter, Xoe Thacker; several nieces ... (click for more)

Melody Lewis, 47, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life February 14, 2018 at a local hospital. She was born Sept. 1, 1970 in Masawa, Japan, a daughter of the late Eddie James and Mary Burnita Fulmer. She is survived by her sons, Travis Beck, Rocky Lee Beck of Dalton, Xavier Lewis of Anderson, S.C.; daughter, Christian Anglea Maria Lewis; brother and sister-in-law, ... (click for more)

Gail Renee Henderson, 55, of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away on February 20, 2018. She was born on June 15, 1962, in Pontiac, Mi. Renee has been a resident of Cleveland for 31 years, after moving here from Drayton Plains, Mi. to attend Lee University. She was an employee of Lee University, where she worked for the Office of Admissions. Those who knew Renee were very fond of ... (click for more)

The County Commission has approved a sizable pay raise for its four magistrates, taking them from the current $66,000 per year to $92,000 by 2021. The raises will take effect beginning with new terms for magistrates. Two of the current magistrates are up for re-appointment in May. Their pay level will become $80,000. It will rise by $4,000 per year until reaching the $92,000. ... (click for more)